Just Discovered Yayoi Kusama

Just discover the art of Yayoi Kusama and was totally intrigued by her incredible bodies of work.  Here is a nice little blurb about her on the MoMA site, and a little peek of their Kusama drawings.

 

Yayoi Kusama 

Soul under the moon, 2002

Mirrors, ultra violet lights, water, plastic, nylon thread, timber, synthetic polymer paint

The Kenneth and Yasuko Myer Collection of Contemporary Asian Art

Commissioned Piece

This is a painting that my friend Rachel commissioned, which is based off of a photograph taken by Nick McTurk. Thanks to Nick for the imagery, Sam for her contributions to the image, and Rachel for her support :)!

Trash-Picked Chair Re-Uphosltered

I trash-picked this chair, which used to have really ugly black corduroy cushions.  I then bought this great print and re-upholstered it.  This was my first time upholstering, and I am pretty satisfied with the results :). 

I made this small butterfly watercolor (5x7 inches) for my boyfriend's little niece :).  This piece was done in a much more illustrative-style than I typically do, but I figured it was something a little girl would like.  I am able to work in a number of different styles and mediums including, oils, watercolor, acrylic, gouache, pastel, charcoal, pencil, mix-media, intaglio (printmaking), and photography.  I do comissioned work as well.  Here is a link to some of my older work to get a better feel of my range: older works.

Green Crafts

So this Plastic Bag Woven Basket Project is super easy, mindless, fun, and gives you awesome results, as long as you can braid.  I did this project with kiddos, and used staplers instead of sewing.  You can do really mini ones from one bag s, or use it for (to keep for your nightstand, paperclips, hair pins, trinkets, etc) or make a huge one with lots of baggies and use it as a wastebasket.  Hope you enjoy this green project.

Shows

I am going have a piece in this year's Rockport Art Association New England Exhibition, which opens October 8th.  For more information please visit Rockport Art Association.

I will also be participating in the Waltham Mills' Open Studios, which will take place November 5th and 6th.  Please come check it out, there will be heaps of neat artists to see there.  I am in a studio with the talented Antoinette Winters on the 3rd floor with the River Street Artists.

Here is some of the work I have been doing since becoming a part of the Waltham Mills Artists Association. Mostly large-scale landscapes, per usual.  I am currently working on the white birch piece.